How much energy must be transferred to raise the temperature of a cup of coffee (250 mL) from 20.5 C (293.7 K) to 95.6 C (368.8 K)? Assume that water and coffee have the same density (1.00 g/ mL), and specific heat capacity 4.184 J/ gK)?
1 Answer
Sep 15, 2016
The energy required is 77.5 kJ.
Explanation:
The energy required to heat an object is given by the formula
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where
In your problem,
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